US Withdraws One Aircraft Carrier from Middle East Amid Rising Tensions
The Pentagon shifts the USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Asia-Pacific region while maintaining the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
- The USS Theodore Roosevelt has left the Middle East and is now headed to the Asia-Pacific region, according to Pentagon officials.
- The decision follows a rare dual-carrier deployment aimed at deterring potential Iranian aggression against Israel.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln remains in the Middle East with its strike group to continue the heightened US military presence.
- The Roosevelt's departure comes as the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas nears its one-year anniversary, with significant casualties and destruction.
- US officials emphasize that the move does not signal reduced concern over Iranian threats, but rather a strategic fleet management decision.
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